Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouv. acq. françaises 24398

Library:	Bibliothèque nationale de France
Sheflmark:	nouv. acq. françaises 24398
Information source:	Physical description: InformationSource object (1) Segmentation: InformationSource object (4)
Described by:	dschoenaers, hgrange

Description:	These are three fragments of the same manuscript of the 'Prose Tristan' (f. 6-7-8) pasted in a large notebook comprising other fragments among which a receipt of Dino Rapondi (22 April 1378, to buy drape to cover the binding of a number of manuscripts, f. 2); a life of Elisabeth of Hungary (f. 10, beginning of the 14th c.); a Bible Historiale (f. 12, 14th c.); 12 folios of a French-Latin lexicon (Aalma, ff. 14-24, 15th c.); 44 folios (some of which are mutilated) featuring 'Ponthus et Sidoine' (ff. 27-70, 15th c.). The binding is cardboard with a leather spine.
Date :	c. 1900
Title on binding:	Melanges Litteraires XIV-XVe S.
Cover material:	Material object (9)
Board material:	Material object (9)
Fastening:	none
Chaining:	none
Edges:
Front end papers (2):	Two paper leaves have been left blank at the front of the collection
End papers (3):	Three paper leaves have been left blank at the end of the collection.

Title	Date	Place	Dedicatee
[Tristan fragments]	?1275 to 1300	{unspecified}

MS Part Library: Bibliothèque nationale de France

MS Part Material:	Material object (4)
Watermark:
Condition:	Three fragments of the same manuscript. Fragment 1 (f. 6) seems to have preserved the full height of the page and in any event has the full height of the text-column (ra; vb). On either side about 1/3 or 1/4 of the lines have been trimmed. Fragment 2 (f. 7) has preserved the width of both text columns, but has only the last six/seven lines of the folio. Fragment 3 (f. 8) preserves the border of the folio, along with the first/last words of the first 24 lines of column ra and vb of the folio.

Date(s):	?1275 to 1300
Notes:	Based on the script. Textualis with double-compartment 'a' the upper compartment of which is open. Round 's' and occasionally also straight 's' are used in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position.

Level of Execution:	Execution object (4)
Folio(s):	From 6r to 8v
Date(s):	c. 1275 to 1300
Scribe description:	Two very similar hands (f. 6 and ff. 7-8). Textualis with double-compartment 'a' the upper compartment of which is open. Round 's' and occasionally also straight 's' are used in final position. Use of 'v' in initial position. 'b', 'h' and 'l' have clubbed or forked ascenders. The ascender of 'd' is long and slanted (not horizontal). Tongued 'e'. Use of 'i'-longa in initial position and after minims. Abbreviations include uncrossed (z-like) tironian 'et', nasal bar for 'q(ue)' and 'p' with crossed ascender.

Folios: 6r - 6v
- 6r - 6v
  
  (§Lös. 265-Lös. 266) Invasion of Cornwall by the Saxons, Tristan's imprisonments, and the lovers' departure for Logres (Vulgate Version)
- Termination object (1): folios missing after this segment
Folios: 7ra - 7vb
- 7ra - 7vb
  
  (§Lös. 276-Lös. 276) Invasion of Cornwall by the Saxons, Tristan's imprisonments, and the lovers' departure for Logres (Vulgate Version)
- Termination object (8): folios added after this segment
Folios: 8r - 8v
- 8r - 8v
  
  (§Lös. 272-Lös. 273) Invasion of Cornwall by the Saxons, Tristan's imprisonments, and the lovers' departure for Logres (Vulgate Version)